Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/101913/why-does-a-remote-car-key-work-when-held-to-your-head-body
Physics Stack Exchange
Why does a remote car key work when held to your head/body?
I was trying to unlock my car with a keyfob, but I was out of range. A friend of mine said that I have to hold the transmitter next to my head. It worked, so I tried the following later that day:
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Turing Complete is a game about computer science https://turingcomplete.game/
Building an e-ink picture frame that displays an iCloud photo album https://ben.page/eink
Databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary https://blog.redplanetlabs.com/2024/01/09/everything-wrong-with-databases-and-why-their-complexity-is-now-unnecessary/
Blog
Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary
This post is not going to be about what’s wrong with individual databases. There are so many databases and so many individual API issues, operational problems, and arbitrary limitations that it wou…
Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine https://github.com/popcar2/GodotOS
GitHub
GitHub - popcar2/GodotOS: A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot!
A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot! Contribute to popcar2/GodotOS development by creating an account on GitHub.
Stellarium: Software which renders realistic skies in real time https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium
GitHub
GitHub - Stellarium/stellarium: Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is…
Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and macOS. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with yo...
Dynamic programming is not black magic https://qsantos.fr/2024/01/04/dynamic-programming-is-not-black-magic/
Niklaus Wirth, or the Importance of Being Simple https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/279178-niklaus-wirth-or-the-importance-of-being-simple/fulltext
US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/16/us-app-store-alternative-purchase-option/
MacRumors
U.S. Developers Can Now Offer Non-App Store Purchasing Option, But Apple Will Still Collect Commissions
Apple is making major changes to its U.S. iOS App Store policies, and developers are now able to direct customers to a non-App Store purchasing...
K/simple: a tiny K interpreter for educational purposes by Arthur Whitney https://github.com/kparc/ksimple
GitHub
GitHub - kparc/ksimple: k/simple is a bare minimum k interpreter for learning purposes by arthur whitney
k/simple is a bare minimum k interpreter for learning purposes by arthur whitney - kparc/ksimple
Losing my son https://www.fortressofdoors.com/i-lost-my-son/
Fortress of Doors
Losing my son
On October 20th, my seven year old son Nikolas suffered cardiac arrest while undergoing a procedure at the hospital to treat an underlying congenital condition. The doctors performed CPR and succeeded in reviving him but ultimately he suffered catastrophic…
We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/17/how-we-migrated-our-postgresql-database-with-11-seconds-downtime/
gds.blog.gov.uk
How we migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime
GOV.UK Notify recently migrated our production database. Find out how we did it with the least possible disruption to our users.
Building a USB SNES Controller https://blog.chybby.com/posts/building-a-usb-snes-controller
Researchers claim first functioning graphene-based chip https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphene-semiconductor
IEEE Spectrum
Researchers Claim First Functioning Graphene-Based Chip
The semiconductor bests silicon alternatives for electron mobility
What's that touchscreen in my room? https://laplab.me/posts/whats-that-touchscreen-in-my-room/
Nikita Lapkov
What's that touchscreen in my room?
Discussion on HackerNews and Lobsters.
Roughly a year ago I moved into my new apartment. One of the reasons I picked this apartment was age of the building. The construction was finished in 2015, which ensured pretty good thermal isolation for winters as…
Roughly a year ago I moved into my new apartment. One of the reasons I picked this apartment was age of the building. The construction was finished in 2015, which ensured pretty good thermal isolation for winters as…